Suzanne Ormond and Mary E Irvine (7 results)

Hardcover with dustjacket, 182 pages, very good condition; small tears to yellowed dj at edges; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Cream boards, white dj with color illustration. BW illus., 32 pp. of color plates. "The Newcomb crafts -- pottery, needlework, metal and leather crafts, jewelry, bookbinding, block-printing, and calligraphy -- evolved after Josephine LeMonnier Newcomb established H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women in 1887 as a part of Tulane University." (dj) Includes many excellent examples of pottery as well as lesser known objects, including prints and textiles. G+ (Very good, clean and tight interior. DJ has a few small tears along bottom edge; cloth cover of book is slightly soiled.).

Hardcover. Cream boards, white dj with color illustration. BW illus., 32 pp. of color plates. "The Newcomb crafts -- pottery, needlework, metal and leather crafts, jewelry, bookbinding, block-printing, and calligraphy -- evolved after Josephine LeMonnier Newcomb established H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women in 1887 as a part of Tulane University." (dj) Includesany excellent examples of pottery as well as lesser known objects including prints and textiles. VG- (Price clipped, foxing to inside of dj, small tear in front of dj. Slight foxing to half title and last page).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. First edition. 182p, many ills. + 32 pages in color. Fwd. by John Canaday. Jacket edges torn (not shown in photo). The first modern study of the Newcomb Guild from its founding in 1895 to 1945--its pottery, needlework, metal and leather crafts, jewelry, bookbinding, block printing, and calligraphy. The guild evolved from the Newcomb College for Women. With biographies of the directors and the artists (including the ceramicists' marks).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 182 pages, including Sources Consulted and Index. Illustrated. From the publisher: "This volume covers the various crafts of the Newcomb Guild of Newcomb College in New Orleans from 1895 to 1945. It also includes biographies of the directors, ceramists, and craftsmen along with their ciphers, are provided to enable collectors to identify and authenticate Newcomb Crafts.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. xiv, 177pp+ index. Slight spine lean, else a very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket.

Plastic comb binding. Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by Ormond (illustrator). First Edition. Trilingual edition. Light rubbing, toning and foxing, faint wrapper indentations. Uncommon. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.